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Run one brand voice on social media while each town sees its own store.

Social media marketing for a retail franchise brand means a brand account that sets the look and offers, with store-level posts that tell a town what is on its own shelves. GullySales works on the content plan and the rules franchisees follow.

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Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

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What social media means

Social media is the ongoing posting your business does on platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn to stay visible to customers and prospects between purchases. GullySales plans a posting calendar, writes captions and designs the images so the page looks active and answers what a visitor would ask.

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Last updated 18 Oct 2026.

For retail franchise brands

Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.

  • “Franchisee pages drift from the brand”

    A franchisee opens a page, posts a blurry shelf photo with a price that contradicts the brand offer, and shoppers are confused. A brand with a wide spread of outlets needs a shared look before it hands out logins.

  • “A national post says nothing to one town”

    A campaign aimed at the whole country may feature a model in a city. A shopper in a small market wants to know which store holds the range and until when the offer runs.

  • “Festival and wedding seasons need a ready plan”

    Shoppers buy outfits, footwear and gifts around occasions. If the creative arrives after the occasion starts, franchisees make their own, and the results differ from one store to the next.

  • “Shoppers message the page, not the store”

    A shopper comments asking whether a size is in stock. If the question reaches only head office, nobody tells the store, and the sale walks to a competitor.

What we do

What we deliver for retail franchise brands.

Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.

  1. Brand and franchisee posting rules

    A short guide on what a store may post, what needs approval and how to credit offers.

    Result: A one-page rulebook franchisees sign off.

  2. A content calendar built round occasions

    Posts planned for festivals, weddings and school openings, with versions for the brand and for stores.

    Result: A calendar your team can read at a glance.

  3. Store-tag templates

    Editable post designs that carry the store's name, address and phone while keeping the brand look.

    Result: Templates a store owner can fill without a designer.

  4. Message routing

    A way for comments and messages about stock to reach the right store.

    Result: A named person per store for social queries.

  5. Local audience set-up

    Paid reach set around each store's neighbourhood using the platform's location options.

    Result: A set-up note per store for paid posts.

How the result is measured

  • Posts published
  • Engagement rate
  • Enquiries from social profiles

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

Read the full social media marketing page

Posts and pieces to plan

Posts that give a brand one voice and each town its own store.

A new collection reveal
A national post with the range, then store-level posts naming the stores that have stock. The shopper needs to know where to go.
A store opening in a new town
A reel of the opening with the franchisee's permission, naming the town and street. It shows candidates the brand is growing.
How to choose a size or fit
A short video from a store staff member with the fixtures in view. It draws shoppers and shows candidates the store works.
A local festival offer
A post tied to one town's festival, run from head office with the stores' agreed dates. It brings people to a single door.
A shopper's photo, reposted with permission
A repost only after the shopper agrees in writing. The caption names the store, not the shopper's family.

Who it is for

This is written for these retail franchise brands.

  • Apparel and fashion brands selling stores in towns and cities
  • Footwear and accessories franchise brands
  • Mobile, electronics and appliance franchise stores
  • Kids' products and toy store franchises
  • Gifts, stationery and lifestyle store chains
  • Optical and eyewear franchise stores
  • Home furnishing and decor franchise stores
  • Brands selling shop-in-shop and kiosk formats

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Franchisees post under the brand name without any approval, so wrong prices could reach shoppers.
  • You have no photographs of the real stores, and posts would use studio shots that a local shopper will not match to the shop.
  • You want social media to bring candidates for a format you have not fixed.

How it works

How the social media work runs

The work itself, in order. How an engagement starts, from your brief to a written scope, is set out on our method page.

  1. 1

    Confirm audience, platforms and access

    We note which platforms your buyers use and check that the pages sit under your own business accounts, with you as owner and us as added roles.

  2. 2

    Review the current presence

    We read the existing pages, the posts that drew replies and the gaps in posting.

  3. 3

    Build the calendar

    Themes, formats and dates are set out for your approval, with space for offers and news.

  4. 4

    Create, approve and publish

    Posts are made, approved by you and scheduled. Replies to the public are handled in your voice.

  5. 5

    Record enquiries and adjust

    Enquiries are logged against the post or platform where they began, and the mix changes to follow what brings them.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales process design, at stage 0, foundation. The audit comes before it, and sales management keeps it running.

  1. Step 1

    Sales audit

    Find where deals are being lost and what to fix first.

    Start here if you cannot say where orders are lost.

  2. Step 2 · you are here

    Sales process design

    One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3

    Sales management

    A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

    Start here if the team has targets and no routine.

Tell us what you need Your brief is read before we call. Scope, fee and term in writing.

FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

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Should each store have its own Instagram page?
Not always. A set of stores with thin pages are harder to keep fresh than one brand page tagging stores. Decide by whether the franchisee will post consistently.
Who pays for store-level ads?
That is a term in your franchise agreement. We can set out options such as a shared fund or franchisee-paid, but the decision is yours.
Can we repost shopper photos?
Ask the shopper first and keep the permission. Check the platform's current rules and avoid showing children without a parent's agreement.
Can a franchisee reply to comments on brand posts?
Only within a short guide that head office writes: tone, what to say on price, and when to pass a complaint upward. Without it, one store's reply reads as the brand's promise, so agree the wording first.
How much does it cost?
There is no price list, because the work differs by business. The fee is scoped after we have read your brief and spoken to you, and put in writing before anything starts, split into our time, your media spend and production.
How long is the contract?
The term is agreed in writing after we have spoken, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
How soon will we see results?
It depends on the trade, the channel and what is already in place. After we have read your brief and spoken to you, we say what we would expect to move first and how it will be measured against the baseline. Nothing here is guaranteed.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you speak to before anything starts. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.
What do you need from us?
Your brief, and a conversation. After that, access to whatever this work touches, such as your website, your accounts or your enquiry record, and time with the people who handle your enquiries.
What if we are not happy with the work?
Tell us and the plan changes. Everything is reported against the baseline, so a number that is not moving is visible to both sides. The term is in your written scope, and the refund and cancellation policy sets out the rest.

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